Reward offered in child abduction try

Authorities on Monday released a sketch of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a 10-year-old girl from in front of Foothill Oak Elementary School in Vista.

Authorities released this sketch of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a girl in Vista on March 11.

Authorities released this sketch of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a girl in Vista on March 11.

Authorities released this sketch of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a girl in Vista on March 11.

San Diego Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the man, who has a dragon tattoo on his right upper arm and a stud in his nose.

He was described as black, in his 30s, with a muscular build. He has brown eyes, short hair, was clean-shaven, and wore a short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans. He also had a bruise and cut near his right eye.

He drove a black Toyota pickup with a cracked rear window and a dent on the passenger’s side, authorities said.

The man drove up to the school about 1:15 p.m. March 11 as the fifth-grade girl was waiting for her mother. He tried to coax the girl inside by telling her that her mother told him to pick her up.

She ran into the school office, and the man drove off.

Anyone with information about the man can leave an anonymous tip at (888) 580-8477. Anonymous emails and texts can be sent to